GEN Council of Elders, GEN Ambassador

Rob has represented the Global Ecovillage Network at the United Nations for the past 15 years, participating actively in the UN Commission and World Summit on Sustainable Development and the Rio+20 process and conference. He organized and led a Sustainable Community Campaign for 5 years in Santa Cruz, CA in the 1990s. He served on the Executive Committee for the UN NGO Millennium Forum and the International Steering Committee for the World Civil Society Forum. Rob was also the primary NGO representative (on behalf of GEN) for UN Habitat's Initiative on Access to Basic Services for All. He has worked for more than 25 years as a teacher and environmental educator.